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Phosphuranylite from
Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA


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Phosphuranylite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00285520017367163909252.jpg
Phosphuranylite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Phosphuranylite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00285520017367163909252.jpg
Phosphuranylite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
09083960017367163884945.jpg
Phosphuranylite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00285520017367163909252.jpg
Phosphuranylite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Phosphuranylite
Formula:KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Comments:Thin bright yellow coating on pegmatite matrix with relatively weak yellow-green fluorescence (compared to autunite).
Habit:thin coating
Colour:yellow
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual (Fluorescence)
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline2
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phosphuranylite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893295:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phosphuranylite
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘHibbs Quarry, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘStaples Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘConsolidated #2 Quarry (Purington Quarry), Highland Green, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘConsolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
63.5km (39.4 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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